text_original: Under Basil the Empire conquered Southern Italy from the Saracens and irried successful raids into Syria and Mesopotamia, [e was succeeded by his son Leo (886 912), who was a ;udent and dabbler in literature, and earned the name f " the Wise," because he was supposed to be learned l curious arts.
text_transcription: UNDER BASLE THE EMPIRE RECONQUERED SOUTHERN ITALY FROM THE SARACENS AND CARRIED SUCCESSFUL RAIDS INTO SYRIA AND MESOPOTAMIA HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY HIS SON LEO EIGHT EIGHTY SIX TO NINE TWELVE WHO WAS A STUDENT AND DABBLER IN LITERATURE AND AND EARNED THE NAME OF THE WISE BECAUSE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNED IN CURIOUS ARTS
phonemes: ˌʌndɚ bˈeɪzəl ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ kˈɑːŋkɚd sˈʌðɚn ˈɪɾəli fɹʌmðə sˈæɹəsənz ænd ˈɜːɹid səksˈɛsfəl ɹˈeɪdz ˌɪntʊ sˈɪɹiə ænd mˌɛsəpətˈeɪmiə, [ˈiː wʌz səksˈiːdᵻd baɪ hɪz sˈʌn lˈiːoʊ (ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv), hˈuː wʌzɐ ;jˈuːdənt ænd dˈæblɚɹ ɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd ˈɜːnd ðə nˈeɪm ˈɛf " ðə wˈaɪz," bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌz səpˈoʊzd təbi lˈɜːnd ˈɛl kjˈʊɹɹiəs ˈɑːɹts.